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Three’s a crowd in Nebraska abortion amendment lawsuits
LINCOLN — Two was company and three is now a crowd of last-minute lawsuits filed in Nebraska against competing abortion amendment proposals. More than 20 doctors supporting an abortion-rights amendment sued Friday to press the Nebraska Supreme Court to remove neither abortion amendment from the ballot or pull them both. Their effort joined two […]
Thursday HS volleyball highlights & scores (08.29.24)
HASTINGS, Neb. (KSNB) - The high school volleyball season began on Thursday across the state of Nebraska. The following is included in our coverage. “At the end of the day, it’s the first game out and they’re a quality opponent, they’re well-coached, they have a lot of really good players and so we know a lot about them, so we knew what they were willing to bring,” Adams Central volleyball coach Libby Lollman said. “I liked after that first set how our girls responded. We’re young and we have a lot of new pieces, so I know there are going to be some ups and downs, but I was excited when we settled in, how they finished the game”
Nebraska’s five-member congressional delegation briefs business leaders
ASHLAND, Nebraska — The five members of Nebraska’s congressional delegation briefed more than 300 of the state’s business leaders Thursday and included a warning about some economic clouds brewing over agriculture. U.S. Rep. Mike Flood of Norfolk, R-Neb., speaking at an annual event held at the Strategic Air Command & Space Museum, warned the state […]
New autism center opens in underserved Nebraska area
KEARNEY, Neb. — A new resource for kids with autism has opened up in a traditionally underserved part of Nebraska. Lighthouse Autism Center opened its first location in Kearney and third location in Nebraska. The center uses applied behavior analysis, a therapy method that focuses on teaching kids what is considered positive social skills and behaviors.
Omaha sports teams share condolences in wake of Gaudreau Brothers’ deaths
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The Omaha Supernovas and Omaha Lancers are sharing their condolences with the Gaudreau family after Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau died after being struck by a drunk driver. Johnny, 31, was a winger for the Calgary Flames who played in the NHL for 10 full seasons. Matthew,...
#12 Bluejay volleyball sweeps NC State in season opener
OMAHA - Redshirt freshman Jaya Johnson had 11 kills on .526 hitting to lead No. 12 Creighton Volleyball to a 3-0 win over visiting NC State in the 2024 regular-season opener Friday. Scores of the victory were 25-18, 25-20, 25-13. Creighton hit .385 in the victory and never trailed in...
Nebraska Cornhuskers rival AD being investigated for 'inappropriate relationship'
What exactly is going on in the Big Ten the last few years. Earlier this week, yet another Nebraska Cornhuskers conference rival school announced it had gotten into some serious legal hot water. This time, the Big Ten rival is Rutgers, who dismissed its athletic director earlier in August rather...
Deion Sanders issues a challenge Nebraska football is happy to accept
To the surprise of no one outside of Boulder, Deion Sanders couldn’t help but act like a jackass just minutes after his team barely overcame an FCS opponent in Colorado’s Thursday night’s season opener. In the process of acting like the charmin-soft jerk that he is, he issued a challenge to the sports world that Nebraska football would be happy to accept.
Ex-Nebraska football quarterback officially finds a new NFL home
Despite the fact that Adrian Martinez didn’t finish his career with the Nebraska football team, it’s impossible not to root for him. The man who started for four seasons in Lincoln in the Scott Frost era has been working hard to show he belongs in the NFL since finishing his college days at Kansas State.
Grossenbacher Wins Opening Night of the IMCA RaceSaver Nationals
EAGLE, NE (August 30, 2024) — Trevor Grossenbacher won the opening night feature of the 2024 IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Car Nationals friday night at Eagle Raceway. GUnnar Pike, Jason Danley, Cole Wayland, and Ryder Laplante rounded out the top five. IMCA RaceSaver Nationals. Eagle Raceway. Eagle, Nebraska. Feature:. 1....
'Paranormal Cirque' brings an enchanting and creepy performance to Lincoln and Omaha this fall
LINCOLN, Neb. — Lincoln and Omaha welcome exhilarating acts including the Wheel of Death, monstrous creatures, and shocking magic this fall. "Not for the faint of heart," Cirque Italia presents "Paranormal Cirque." The show creates terrifying images, using theatre, circus, and cabaret elements with a European-style flare. The show,...
Henry Doorly Zoo welcomes pygmy hippopotamus calf
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium announced in a Facebook post that a pygmy hippo has been born. Adama, the newest addition to the zoo’s Lied Jungle, was born on June 16 to Chomel, a 24-year-old pygmy hippo. Adama weighs about 50 pounds according...
Falls City author shares ‘hell’ of defeating an addiction to painkillers
By all outward appearances, Lori Gottula was living a charmed life. Her family owned the only grocery store in Falls City, Nebraska, and she was widely known for working at Peru State College, for her freelance stories in the Falls City Journal and for organizing the parade at her town’s annual Cobblestone Festival. But behind […]
Half-dozen new restaurants open in North Platte
Jersey Mike’s sub sandwich shop will open at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 4, the latest of a string of five new places to eat in North Platte in three months, with another nearly ready to open at the airport. Jersey Mike’s started on a boardwalk along the New...
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